Publications
Code Enforcement System
A Report for the City of Detroit
Recommendations for changes to Detroit’s Rental Ordinance to help more renter households access safe, healthy housing.
Read More »A Brief Primer
This brief explains how equitable, efficient, and effective code enforcement can be successful in preventing vacancy.
Read More »A New Approach to Addressing Problem Properties
Traditional code enforcement—focused on issuing citations and fines—isn’t working in the places that need it most. A more strategic approach could change that.
Read More »Workshop Recommendations
Recommendations to make code enforcement more equitable, efficient, and effective in St. Louis, following a workshop.
Read More »Final Memo of the VPLI Local Implementation Scholarship Program
This memo details Community Progress’ work with the Louisville Municipal Government to review its code enforcement processes through a racial equity lens.
Read More »A Roadmap for Decatur, Illinois
Community Progress assessed and recommended changes to Decatur’s existing approach to housing and building code enforcement, a key component of the City’s effort to stabilize and reinvest in Decatur’s neighborhoods.
Read More »Strategies and Impacts after the Great Recession
Ten years on from the Great Recession, we take stock of lessons learned from that crisis and how they might be applied to future challenges. This edited volume, jointly produced by Community Progress and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Cleveland, contains twelve articles by national experts in the field of neighborhood revitalization.
Read More »A Community Progress Technical Assistance Report
Community Progress produced this report following a technical assistance engagement with Toledo, Ohio to assess the City’s approach to code enforcement.
Read More »Opportunities for the City of Bay City, Michigan to Improve Residential Property Conditions and Quality of Life
Community Progress worked with Bay City, Michigan to assess its practices and policies for addressing VAD residential properties and identify economic stability risks due to the pandemic.
Read More »Opportunities to Enhance Home Preservation Efforts and Commercial Vacancy Strategies in Lansing, Michigan
Community Progress worked with the City of Lansing, Michigan to assess its practices for addressing vacant property and identify economic stability risks as a result of the global pandemic.
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